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From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c++,comp.realtime,comp.software-eng
Subject: Re: Teaching new tricks to an old dog (C++ -->Ada)
Date: 13 Mar 2005 09:26:48 -0500
Organization: Comeau Computing; http://www.comeaucomputing.com
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In article <d110iv$kqb$1@sparta.btinternet.com>,
Martin Dowie  <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com> wrote:
>Greg Comeau wrote:
>> In article <1462853.JgxLXPrZ7W@linux1.krischik.com>,
>> Martin Krischik  <martin@krischik.com> wrote:
>>>And they havn't got 100% compliance - as the Ada compiler vendors
>>>have. And they can indedd claim that - Ada has the ACATS test -
>>>pass the test you are 100% compliant - fail the thest and (almost)
>>>no customer will consider your offer.
>> 
>> Out of curiosity how old is the ACATS test, and how many
>> compilers currently pass it?
>
>The latest (I believe) is dated 2002 but will certainly be getting 
>updated to test Ada2005. See http://www.ada-auth.org/acats.html

Ok.

>All compiler vendors claim some level of conformance

In what ways?   This sounds like a different statement
than I thought others were saying/implying.

> and some publish their results.

Again, seems a different statement.

>Also, all compiler vendors will have a large number of 
>suplimentary tests of there own. These tend to include
>propriatory code from customers, so usually aren't published.

I'm sure.

I'm also sure this is all workable, and to work well.
As I'm sure it's not the only way to do it (not saying
you said it was, just adding to the table).
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